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Nursing assistants are an important part of the healthcare team in hospitals. However, there has been little research about the antecedents of job satisfaction and intent to leave of nursing assistants in hospitals. The limited amount of research related to job satisfaction of nursing assistants has been done with nursing assistants in nursing homes. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between job satisfaction and intent to leave in hospital based nursing assistant in North Carolina. In addition, the influence of personal characteristics, role related characteristics and job characteristics were examined. The study used a descriptive correlational survey design using the Hospital Nursing Assistant Job Satisfaction Questionnaire. Participants in this study were most satisfied with the work content, coworkers, workplace support, and work schedule. Data revealed a significant relationship between intent to leave, education level and hospital tenure. The strongest predictors for job satisfaction were work schedule, coworkers, chances for more training, and on the job training. The strongest predictors for intent to leave were workplace support, work schedule, and recommend the hospital to a friend. This study represents a beginning understanding of the factors that are associated with job satisfaction and intent to leave of nursing assistants in the hospital setting. Job satisfaction and intent to leave variables have been identified and need further examination to insure that nursing assistants are retained and productive members of the healthcare team.
Certified nursing assistants (CNAs) make up 66% of the healthcare work force making them the largest group of health-care workers (American Health Care Association Department of Research [American Health Care Assoc.], 2011). A variety of factors contribute to a 36% turnover rate of CNAs nationwide (2015 Staffing Report, 2015). The consequences of turnover are also disruptive to the quality of patient care. According to Stone and Wiener (2001) high rates of turnover and staff vacancies have multi-layered consequences; patient care suffers, cost of constantly replacing workers soars, and worker job dissatisfaction increases. This study examined the CNAs' beliefs about job satisfaction as an approach to prevent job turnover and retain high achieving staff in one acute care hospital in a south eastern region. A qualitative key informant design was used to interview a purposive sample of nine nursing assistants who had been employed at the hospital for at least six months. This nurse researcher conducted individual 20-minute face-to-face interviews that were recorded, transcribed and coded for themes using constant comparative analysis. Four major categories emerged from the interviews: CNA Views of Job Satisfaction, Clinical Ladder Option, Support Services Option and What CNAs Want.
The purpose of this descriptive comparative secondary analysis was to examine the differences in job satisfaction levels between RNs in Minnesota who identified an intent to leave the profession in the next two years related to dissatisfaction with an element of their job or career by using a survey database from the Minnesota Department of Health.
As the first of the nation's 78 million baby boomers begin reaching age 65 in 2011, they will face a health care workforce that is too small and woefully unprepared to meet their specific health needs. Retooling for an Aging America calls for bold initiatives starting immediately to train all health care providers in the basics of geriatric care and to prepare family members and other informal caregivers, who currently receive little or no training in how to tend to their aging loved ones. The book also recommends that Medicare, Medicaid, and other health plans pay higher rates to boost recruitment and retention of geriatric specialists and care aides. Educators and health professional groups can use Retooling for an Aging America to institute or increase formal education and training in geriatrics. Consumer groups can use the book to advocate for improving the care for older adults. Health care professional and occupational groups can use it to improve the quality of health care jobs.
This is the first practical guide for nurses on how to incorporate the knowledge, skills, and tools of Strength-Based Nursing Care (SBC) into everyday practice. The text, based on a model developed by the McGill University Nursing Program, signifies a paradigm shift from a deficit-based model to one that focuses on individual, family, and community strengths as a cornerstone of effective nursing care. The book develops the theoretical foundations underlying SBC, promotes the acquisition of fundamental skills needed for SBC practice, and offers specific strategies, techniques, and tools for identifying strengths and harnessing them to facilitate healing and health. The testimony of 46 nurses demonstrates how SBC can be effectively used in multiple settings across the lifespan.
Abstract: Stress-related work problems within the American workforce contribute over 30 billion dollars in lost revenues annually. Researchers have documented that, in healthcare, stress and work are deadly combinations. Healthcare professionals, physicians, nurses, and other allied health professionals, are impacted by the demands within the healthcare environment as well as within their personal lives. Studies on nonprofessional healthcare providers, however, are less prevalent. The goal of the present study is to discover predictors for stress-related loss of work for nursing assistants delivering direct patient care. Data from the National Nursing Assistant Survey of 2004-2005 were analyzed to ascertain the relationship of job satisfaction to various work and personal stress-inducing variables upon nursing assistants. Results supported the hypothesis that a significant relationship exists between job-related stress, indicated by complaints about the job, and loss of work due to childcare, on-the-job discrimination, and poor pay. Limitations and suggestions for further research were discussed.